Princess (Apparently)

By: Siren Knight

Age 11+

RRP NZ$22.99

Coming August 2026

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One summer, two boys and a secret that could change everything... A fun and romantic coming-of-age drama for fans of Geek Girl, The Summer I Turned Pretty and The Princess Diaries.

Two weeks ago and a few thousand miles away, Della was just a normal teenage girl. She didn't fit in at her posh school in London, she didn't think her crush would ever like her back, and she certainly didn't know anything about a Caribbean royal family.

But when a video of her protesting goes viral, she receives a royal invitation that changes everything. Now, she's at a lavish ball in a Caribbean palace, caught in a love triangle with her best friend and a dreamy islander, and discovering dangerous royal secrets.

With so much at stake, the last thing Della needs is to find out that her connection to the royal family runs far deeper than she ever imagined...

Details

Extent:: 320 pages
Dimensions:: 198 x 130mm
Paperback ISBN:: 9781805077626
Publication Date:: August 2026
Work Reference:: 9658

Author

Siren Knight is a writer and artist, born in Birmingham and currently living in Wolverhampton. Siren holds an MA in creative writing and has had short stories and flash fiction published in various publications. She also has a mission to write the diverse characters that were not present in books when she was a child.

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Press

I loved Della's character so much - part Disney princess part action hero! Teens will love this story of romance, royal secrets, cultural identity and social justice. I was cheering Della on all the way. She is the princess so many young readers need in their lives.

Tamsin Winter

As a mixed race woman who was moderately obsessed with the Princess Diaries when it came out (despite the fact I was 20 at the time) this book is the gift my teenage self would have lost their mind over. It has all the makeovers, fabulous outfits and incredible palaces you would expect but there is a whole other layer with this book as well. There is no singular mixed race experience but the feelings that Della experiences of feeling like she doesn't fit in at school, not having anyone who could teach her how to care for her hair (her mum disappeared when she was a young kid), her elation at being in a place where everyone is Black, was so relatable. And Della is not just here for the makeover, she's an activist, interested in social justice and that comes through loud and clear in the story. And there's also the tricky business of fancying two boys, her forever best friend Ollie and hot palace gardener Jayden.

I hugely enjoyed this book and it would be perfect for tweens. All the drama, love triangles, selfies and lip gloss on the surface with strong messages on identity, social justice, and the power of protest going on too.

Claire Linney, author of Time Tub Travellers